Pallagorio
| Pallagorio | ||
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| Comune di Pallagorio | ||
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| Coordinates: 39°18′N 16°54′E / 39.300°N 16.900°ECoordinates: 39°18′N 16°54′E / 39.300°N 16.900°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Calabria | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Crotone (KR) | |
| Frazioni | Trepido | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) | |
| Population (December 31, 2004) | ||
| • Total | 1,627 | |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Pallagoresi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 88818 | |
| Dialing code | 0962 | |
| Patron saint | Saint John the Baptist | |
Pallagorio (Albanian: Puhëriu, Calabrese: Paragùriu ) is a comune and town in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, Italy.
The village and the surrounding area have a very ancient history. The land area has been inhabited since the Neolithic; there are many caves scattered in the territory, in particular the so-called "Cave of St. Maurice" of palaeontological interest.
In historic times, in the second millennium BC, in the territorial area, came to settle the Oenotrian-Italic population of Chone, which left significant traces of their presence, both in place names that in the votive objects found throughout the affected area. Archaeological remains relevant, (votive statues, vases, tombs, walls) from the early first millennium are found all over the area surrounding the town. It is speculated that the area was the seat of Chone, the city Italic-Hellenic founded in Mycenaean age by Greek hero Philoctetes, mentioned by historical sources (Strabo, Apollodorus, Licophrone). Toponyms as "land of Cona" and "three fountains of Cona" still remain. The archaeological finds have emerged with Italic-Hellenic walls, amphorae, votive statues, tombs and the remains of an ancient necropolis with votive statues related to the Orphic cult.
The historical fact rather certain and sure is that at the beginning of the flowering of civilization of Magna Grecia, between the seventh and fifth century BC, Greek colonists started an intense colonization of the territorial area in which is located the village, coming, so, to found the country: that period remains memory and witness the country's name, clearly derived from the Greek (Palaios - Chorion: old country), the Hellenic place names of all the surrounding territory (Patamò, Coracciti, Gardea, Cona etc.) and the significant archaeological finds (votive statues, vases, furniture, walls, tombs) found in the districts surrounding the town, especially in the districts of Rosicella, Coniselle, Coracciti, Pastinella, Suvero, S. Antonio, Monte Pomillo, Gardea.
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